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Numbers

We're going to learn how to count in Russian. If we know the numbers, we'll be able to count, tell prices, the time, dates,... Here you have the chance not only to read them, but to also watch them on video or listen to them as much as you want. Repeat each number out loud and learn to count at least up to 10. Little by little you'll be remembering the numbers and in no time you'll reach 100 (and more).

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From 0 to 10

Here you have the numbers in Russian from zero to ten. Like in English, with these numbers you'll build the rest. Listen carefully to the recordings and repeat each number out loud to help you memorize them:

но́льnolzero

оди́нa-dínone

дваdvatwo

триtrithree

четы́реchye-tý-ryefour

пятьpyatfive

шестьshestsix

семьsyemseven

во́семьvó-syemeight

де́вятьdyé-vyetnine

де́сятьdyé-syetten

From 11 to 19

The numbers in Russian from 11 to 19 are very easy to remember. Basically, you'll have to say: number + надцать. It's like in English: number + teen. So, if you know how to count up to ten, you can build the rest up to 19 very easily:

оди́ннадцатьa-dí-na-tseteleven

двена́дцатьdvye-ná-tsettwelve

трина́дцатьtri-ná-tsetthirteen

четы́рнадцатьchye-týr-na-tsetfourteen

пятна́дцатьpyet-ná-tsetfifteen

шестна́дцатьshes-ná-tsetsixteen

семна́дцатьsyem-ná-tsetseventeen

восемна́дцатьva-syem-ná-tseteighteen

девятна́дцатьdye-vyet-ná-tsetnineteen

From 10 to 100

Now we're going to learn the tens (10, 20, 30,...). As we'll see below, once you know the tens and the units (1, 2, 3,...) you won't have any problem to say any number in Russian from zero to one hundred:

де́сятьdyé-syetten

два́дцатьdvá-tsettwenty

три́дцатьtrí-tsetthirty

со́рокsó-rakforty

пятьдеся́тpyet-dye-syátfifty

шестьдеся́тshes-dye-syátsixty

се́мьдесятsyém-dye-syatseventy

во́семьдесятvó-syem-dye-syateighty

девяно́стоdye-vye-nós-taninety

сто́stoone hundred

From 100 to 1000

Now it's the time for the hundreds (100, 200, 200,...). Pay attention to the audio and you'll see that the word "hundred" has three different forms: one for 100, another one for 200 to 400 and, finally, a form for the rest of hundreds:

стоstoone hundred

две́стиdvyé-stitwo hundred

три́стаtrí-stathree hundred

четы́рестаchye-tý-rye-stafour hundred

пятьсо́тpyet-sótfive hundred

шестьсо́тshes-sótsix hundred

семьсо́тsyem-sótseven hundred

восемьсо́тva-syem-sóteight hundred

девятьсо́тdye-vyet-sótnine hundred

ты́сячаtý-sya-chaone thousand

миллио́нmi-li-ónone million

How to count up to 1000

As you will see below, counting up to a thousand in Russian is very simple. You just have to put one number next to the other. For example, to read 765 we just have to say the words corresponding to 700, 60 and 5, without adding anything else: